A school is an excellent place for learning activities, especially if your child goes to a school with a student-centric holistic approach focussing on their overall development. Such schools ditch the traditional classroom methods of imparting education and focus on ways that encourage critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
Yes, you pay the Singapore school fees for them to learn and grow there; however, when your child is at home, you become the teacher. That doesn’t mean creating a classroom vibe at home. It involves arousing your kids’ interest in learning by disguising learning activities as fun activities.
The best thing about these learning activities at home is that you can customize them to cater to each child’s needs, increasing the chances of enabling confident and independent thinkers. It also improves decision-making and promotes social development allowing kids to learn teamwork skills and interact with others.
A few fun learning activities for kids that you can do at home are:
Plan a picnic
Load your picnic basket with some fruits, drinks, and sandwiches, and head over to your kid’s favorite outdoor spot or park for a picnic. Kids love playing on the grass, on the playground with swings, and exploring nature. It is also a great way to get Vitamin D and fresh air and interact with other kids in the park. Packing the picnic basket can be a learning activity – ask your child to recognize the fruits or fruits of a particular color and bring them to you. Make sandwiches together and help your kid pack the basket with you.
Practice Writing
Writing is a skill that people use throughout their life, and your kid is no exception. Teach your child to write with methods beyond paper and pencil. Get messy. Let them use their thumbs and fingers, paint, trace, connect the dots, use pebbles or Play-Doh to shape letters, etc. It is both entertaining and knowledgeable.
Play learning games
Play games with your kids that get them moving and help them learn about numerous subjects simultaneously. If they are pre-schoolers, start with easy games to help them identify and learn things such as numbers, colors, farm animals, and shapes.
For older children, play a game that covers world government, anatomy, history, and foreign language. Go online and search for games to build your kid’s imagination, creativity, and resourcefulness.
Identify colors
Colors are interesting and attractive to young kids. You will often find them looking at brightly colored objects. The best thing to do is to carry a pack of colored cards featuring numbers, alphabets, animals, plants, and more. It will help them connect what they see on the cards with their surroundings. Simultaneously, you’re helping kids develop their fine motor skills by asking them to pick up objects.
Develop Counting Skills
You will find it easy to teach your kid how to count by asking them to count objects. For example, count the number of buses you pass when going for a picnic. It makes them familiar with numbers and helps them identify the different vehicles they see on the road. Older kids will take pride in their knowledge and can act as great teachers for the younger ones.
Develop Their Minds using Music
Your kids may listen to nursery rhymes such as “The Itsy, Bitsy Spider” and “Mary Had a Little Lamb”. They are learning rhymes, enjoying the music, and creating images in their minds. It may spark a keen interest in music. Make the activity fun by asking them to provide background music with the available objects – like using a bottle as a drum.
Carry out science experiments at home
Teach your kids basic science concepts at home by doing simple experiments requiring minimal effort. Using toothpicks and gumdrops to create shapes will be extremely fun for the children.
Plant a sapling and explore the gardens
Planting a garden encompasses more than the germination of kidney beans or seeds around the house. Explore the garden with your child as it teaches them how plants come to life. Help them plant vegetables, water them daily and then see them excited about eating vegetables they have grown. Teach them the scientific names of plants and ask them to give you a tour of the garden with the scientific names the following day.
Create a website
Start your laptop and create a website with your child. School-going kids can take your help to get clicked, discuss what they want to talk about on their blog, and discuss other things that will help the website run smoothly. If your kid is in high school, they will be eager and able to manage most of their site, which will help enhance their thinking and writing skills.
Learning International education activities are engaging and fun and allow kids to explore new things and enjoy their learnings. In the process, kids develop skills such as critical thinking, problem-solving, and creativity which are essential throughout their lives.
